Oil-burner.



J. L. RICHARDSON. OIL BURNER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 10, 1912.

1,O97, 1 90, Patented May 19, 1914,

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WITNESSES M Attorney J. L. RICHARDSON. OIL BURNER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 10, 1912.

1,097,190. Patented May 19, 191i 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

M All/0271c UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH L. RICHARDSON, OF HIGGINSON, ARKANSAS.

OIL-BURNER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosePH L. RICHARD- soN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Higginson, in the county of White and State of Arkansas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Oil Burners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the class of burners, and more particularly to that class of burners which are especially adapted for fuel such as distillate or kerosene oil.

Heretofore oil burners have been devised but have not proven a success because of the fact that either the right amount of air and vapor is not mixed before being ignited, thereby giving a poor flame, or a great diiiicutly is encountered in starting the burner, that is vaporizing the oil to the certain consistency. Numerous means have been employed to overcome the above mentioned difficulties, but these means have proven very expensive and have not been adopted.

It is my object to provide a burner which performs its function efiieiently and one which can be manufactured and placed upon the market at a minimum cost. By using the burner which I have devised a considerable amount of fuel is saved while a better heat and flame is obtained from the burners. The burners can be regulated through the medium of such means as will be hereinafter set forth so as to regulate the temperature by decreasing the supply of fuel admitted thereto.

With the above and other objects in view this invention consists in such details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention, Fig. 2- is a detail view, Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the detail shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a valve, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a detail, Fig: 6 discloses the manner in which one or more burners are connected, Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a modified form of burner, Fig. 8 discloses a series of burners connected together, Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a valve, and Fig. 10is a detail view.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 10, 1912.

Patented May 19, 1914. Serial No. 708,688.

In the accompanying drawings wherein is illustrated the preferred form of my invention, the numeral 1 designates the burner proper which is hollow throughout and has its top provided with the perforations Q. A hollow extension 3 depends from the burner and has connection with a mixing tube 4 which is of the ordinary type. Secured upon the top of the burner and adapted to hold the tube 5 in place are the brackets 6, the said brackets being positioned in place spaced from each other, as clearly shown. One end of the tube 5 has connection with a pipe 6 which pipe has an inlet 7 and outlet 8 projecting therefrom, the inlet receiving a tube 9 while the outlet has connection with a pipe 10, the pipe 10 being coiled about the mixing tube as shown. The pipe 6 is clearly shown in Fig. 4 and has a portion thereof hollowed out as shown at 11 for the reception of the valve 12 which is operated through the medium of the hand wheel 13. A second pipe 14: is provided which has a portion thereof bent at right angles to the body portion as shown at 15 for connection with one end of the tube 5 and has positioned thereon an inlet 16 and nozzle 17, the inlet receiving one end of the pipe 10, while the nozzle is adjacent one end of the mixing chamber 4 for the purpose that Will be hereinafter set forth. Passage within the inlet 16 and nozzle 17 is regulated by the valves 18 and 19, as is obvious. For the purpose hereinafter set forth, a trough 20 is positioned. below the mixing chamber and adapted to hold any suitable combustible fluid such as alcohol, or gasolene. The pipe 9 has connection with a suitable reservoir, not shown, and when the burner is desired to be lit the fluid within the trough is lighted, whereby the coil of tubing 10 will be heated, thereby vaporizing the contents thereof and allowing the vapor to escape through the pipe 1 1 and out through the nozzle 17. As the vapor passes from the nozzle to the mixing chamber a quantity of oxygen is combined therewith so that when it is lighted at the perforations 2 it will give a blue flame. After the vapor has been lighted, as above set forth, the valve 12 is opened, thereby permitting the oil to flow about the pipe 5 and around the burner. By this arrangement it is obvious that the oil will become vaporized the same as when flowing through the pipe 10.

The burner which I have devised is obviously cheap to manufacture and in actual practice it has proved durable and efficient in operation.

In Figs. 6, 7,8, 9 and 10 modified forms of burners have been illustrated, these modified forms being adapted to perform the same function as the one above described. However, they are of a different construction and operate in a slightly different manner. The burner disclosed in Fig. 6 con1- prises a hollow body portion 21 which has its sides perforated as shown at 22 and has projecting upwardly therefrom extensions 23 which have their upper ends flared as shown at 24 for the purpose of supporting the tube 5 through the medium of the brackets 25. The mixing tube 4 is supported in the usual manner while the vapor is lighted at the sides of'tlie burner. By this arrangement a greater heating surface is obtained and thereby a greater heat procured. In Fig. 7 the body portion of the burner has been shown provided with an extension 26 upon which is supported one of the extensions 23, as shown. In Fig. 8 is illustrated the manner in which a number of burners of the type disclosed in Fig. 1 can be used together. The first burner is of substantially the same form as has been dis closed. However, the tube 5 has connected therewith a pipe 27 which has an outlet 28 thereto, the outlet being controlled by means of the valve 29. The second burner has the mixing tube projecting therefrom and adj acent the outlet 28, whereby it may receive the vapor generated by the tube 5. The heating tube 5 extends above the second burner and has connection with the pipe 9.

As set forth in connection with the otherfigures the pipe 9 is directly connected to a storage tank. However, in Fig. 8 a conducting pipe 31 connects pipe 9 with the storage tank. The third burner is of the usual type, it having the mixing tube 4 connected thereto. However, means are provided such as shown in connection with the second burner for admitting fuel thereto.

It will be readily obvious from the fore going description that the burner which I have disclosed is very simple in construction and can be easily lighted. Burners which have been heretofore devised require a great deal of skill in lighting. 'However, it will be apparent, as above set forth, that theburner herein disclosed can be lighted by any inexperienced person.

I desire it to be understood that I may make slight changes in the construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts pi ovided such chagges fall within the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the character described, a hollow body portion, an extension extending therefrom, a mixing tube supported by said extension, a tube coiled about said mixing tube, said body portion provided with perforations in its upper face and near the center thereof, a fuel pipe disposed upon the upper face of said body portion, brackets carried by said body portion for se curing said fuel pipe, means connecting said fuel pipe and said coiled tube, and means spaced from said mixing tube and having connection with said fuel pipe and said coiled tube for admitting fuel to the mixing tube, as and for the purpose set forth and described.

2. In a device of the character described, a body portion being hollow throughout, a hollow extension depending therefrom, a mixing tube carried by said extension, said body portion provided with perforations upon its upper face near a central point, a fuel pipe disposed upon the upper face of said body portion between said perforations and the periphery thereof, means including spaced-apart brackets for securingsaid fuel pipe thereto, a tube coiled about said mixing tube, means connecting said fuel pipe and said coiled tube, means controlling passage through said fuel pipe, means controlling passage through said coiled tube, and means having connection with said fuel pipe and said coiled tube, and spaced from said mixing tube for admitting fuel to the latter, substantially as described.

3. An oil burner including a hollow body having a constricted end, a mixing chamber associated with said end, a combustible fluid container arranged subjacent said mixing chamber, a tube encircling said mixing chamber, a fuel pipe lying in engagement with the upper face of said body and being in communication with said tube, and means associated with said fuel pipe for supplying fuel to said mixing chamber.

4. An oil burner including a hollow body having a constricted end, a mixing chamber associated with said end, a tube encircled about said chamber, a fluid pipe arranged on the upper face of said body, one end thereof being in communication with a source of supply, regulable means establishing communication between said pipe and said tube, and a nozzle associated with said means for supplying fuel to said mixing chamber.

JOSEPH L. RICHARDSON. itnesses S. W. SANFORD, B. G. Snonnus. 

